UniversitiesOhioFiscal year 2025
Federal funding for universities in Ohio
25 universities and colleges in Ohio received $2.0 billion in federal awards in FY2025. Ohio State University received the most ($585.6 million).
The largest recipients in Ohio
Federal awards, FY2025.
| Ohio State University OH | $586M |
| University of Dayton OH | $262M |
| Case Western Reserve University OH | $217M |
| University of Cincinnati OH | $199M |
| Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University OH | $117M |
| Kent State University OH | $83M |
| Ohio University OH | $61M |
| University of Toledo OH | $52M |
| Columbus State Community College OH | $50M |
| Central State University OH | $40M |
Source: USAspending.gov, awards to each institution's registered UEIs.
All 25 institutions
25 institutions
| # | Institution | Location | FY2025 total | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $585.6M | $488.8M |
| 2 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $261.6M | $6.3M |
| 3 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $217.3M | $211.2M |
| 4 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $198.9M | $119.6M |
| 5 | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $116.9M | $116.9M |
| 6 | Kent State University | Kent, OH | $82.5M | $22.9M |
| 7 | Ohio University | Athens, OH | $60.7M | $16.3M |
| 8 | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $51.7M | $25.9M |
| 9 | Columbus State Community College | Columbus, OH | $50.3M | $923,814 |
| 10 | Central State University | Wilberforce, OH | $40.1M | $29.7M |
| 11 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | $37.8M | $11.0M |
| 12 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, OH | $36.6M | $5.9M |
| 13 | Wright State University | Dayton, OH | $35.6M | $15.0M |
| 14 | Miami University | Oxford, OH | $33.7M | $8.9M |
| 15 | University of Akron | Akron, OH | $30.5M | $4.8M |
| 16 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | $22.9M | $1.8M |
| 17 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, OH | $21.7M | $2.3M |
| 18 | Franklin University | Columbus, OH | $19.6M | -$7 |
| 19 | Ashland University | Ashland, OH | $18.0M | $1.4M |
| 20 | Stark State College of Technology | North Canton, OH | $16.0M | $610,681 |
| 21 | Owens State Community College | Perrysburg, OH | $12.4M | $687,734 |
| 22 | Clark State College | Springfield, OH | $12.3M | $206,884 |
| 23 | Wilberforce University | Wilberforce, OH | $11.2M | $4.5M |
| 24 | Shawnee State University | Portsmouth, OH | $10.2M | $2.2M |
| 25 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | Rootstown, OH | $5.7M | $5.0M |
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.